What's New at Affinity Libraries?

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Check out the brand new combined Affinity /Ministry Library Services Blog.This is where we'll post announcements and featured resources for Library Users of Affinity and Ministry Health Care Intranet. If you don't want to miss a single post, be sure to sign up with your email on the new Library Blog. > Look for the big white box that says "Follow by email."Attached to the old Library blogs? They have been archived, but are still accessible with links on the Right side of the NEW Library Blog.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Wisconsin residents can now access LearningExpress “Popular Software Tutorials.” These are self-paced online tutorials on the most commonly used applications including Microsoft

Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Outlook, and more...

The tutorials, available for basic to advanced levels, include fully interactive multimedia; sound, animation and visual demonstrations, along with quizzes and hands-on practice lab simulations.

Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS) purchased the tutorials using funds awarded through a Library Services and Technology Act grant. To make the materials easy for patrons and librarians to find and use, they’ve been integrated with the LearningExpress Library available on the BadgerLink website: (http://www.badgerlink.net).

Technical support will be provided by Resources for Libraries & Lifelong Learning’s BadgerLink Technical Support Team. Contact information for support can be found here.

Monday, August 05, 2013

Are you still wondering
what The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is all about?

The Kaiser Family Foundation created an
entertaining and simplified explanation of the ACA, featuring YouToons.Join them as they "walk through the basic
changes in the way Americans will get health coverage and what it will cost
starting in 2014, when major parts of the Affordable Care Act, also known as
“Obamacare,” go into effect.”

Friday, May 31, 2013

Oh no ... Not more of that fluffy stuff! : The power of engagementBy Rich Bluni

Hey cupcake! : We are ALL leaders
By Liz Jazwiec

Those of you who attended the May Clinical Conference in Stevens Point on Patient Safety will recognize these two authors. Both Rich Bluni and Liz Jazwiec were featured speakers from the Studer Group. Both speakers are excellent and engaging storytellers who are committed to improving patient care, safety and the workplace environment.

Library Services has several copies of their books available for circulation. Let me know if you’re interested in reading either one. Why not both?

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Did you know : eBooks with live links are available through our Library Catalog. Links should work throughout Affinity and Ministry Health Care. Library Services offers access to over 150 eBooks through MDConsult, StatRef, AccessMedicine, and Books@Ovid.

Our newly-merged online Library catalog now contains holdings for the following Affinity and Ministry locations :

* Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh
* Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff
* St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton
* St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield
* St. Michael’s Hospital in Stevens Point

If you want or need a book at another site, contact Your Librarian to have it sent to you. We’ll ship books and other materials anywhere within the Ministry System and beyond.

Citizens of Wisconsin (and Affinity) have access to the full-text of this article through Badgerlink. Click the Ebscohost link above to access. Please keep in mind this is just the text of the article, not a PDF version of the print.

BadgerLink is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries and Technology. The project is funded through the Wisconsin Universal Service Fund with partial support provided by the Library Services and Technology Act using funds received from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

BadgerLink is available to ALL Wisconsin residents at http://www.badgerlink.net/
Links on the Affinity Library Intranet site.
Learn to use these FREE health resources over lunch with these April webinars.

5.2 PubMed
Brought to you by the US National Library of Medicine, PubMed has more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.Click Here To Join

More information including a FAQ with technical info. Registration not required.
* Can’t make the live sessions? All sessions will be archived for later viewing.
* Need a computer? Stop by the MMC Library computer lab to sit in on a session.* Need help with any of these databases, ask Your Librarian, Michele Matucheski.

BadgerLink is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries and Technology. The project is funded through the Wisconsin Universal Service Fund with partial support provided by the Library Services and Technology Act using funds received from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Occupational Outlook Handbook(Online)
A nationally recognized source of career information designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. Updated every 2 years.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Affinity once again has access to The Advisory Board through the Ministry Health Care Membership.

If you previously had an Advisory Board login, it may still work.
If you want a new login, Register here.The Advisory Board provides online access to the research and services of The Advisory Board for Affinity and Ministry Colleagues.

This includes full-text access to reports on best practices, leadership development, technology assessment and planning, tools and analytics for the healthcare industry. Implementation kits and technology briefs summarize latest findings to assist decision making on adoption of new technology and much more ...

Their Daily Briefing is a great way to stay up-to-date with relevant health care news, without being overwhelmed.

For the past few years, Affinity has been using Natural Medicines (NMCD) for this type of integrative medicine info. Our current access runs through March 2, 2013. In an effort to standardize library resources across Ministry and Affinity Health Systems, NMCD will be replaced with Natural Standard (new), which is what Ministry Health Care is currently using. We will have a few weeks with access to both resources to help make a smooth transition. Natural Standard (new) seems to offer even more info than NMCD!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

If you need to review the clinical journal literature, or just need specific articles, let your Librarian help. PubMed/Medline Phobia? I can help you make informed decisions with the best evidence!

• Use the online Literature Search Request form to tell me what you’re looking for. I’ll run the search in Medline, PubMed, Cochrane, CINAHL (or other appropriate databases) and give you a list of article citations that match your search criteria.

• Want specific articles? Send me the citations via email, fax or this Article Request Form, and I’ll send you the articles. In most cases, I can email you PDFs of articles, [following the Fair Use provision of US Copyright]. We have access to over 10,000 online journals. If we don’t have it, we can usually get it for you, at no cost to you.

• Make an appointment to learn how to efficiently and effectively search Medline, PubMed, or Cinahl. I offer training on these specific databases as well as a personalized library orientation geared to your interests and information needs.

Find out what tools the Library offers that can make your work life easier!

Thursday, December 27, 2012

The MMC Library has 1 year's worth of 2009 AudioDigest CDs available for FREE. Although these audioCDs are too old to apply for CE credits, they do still offer excellent information for Physicians, PAs, Nurses, and other health professionals.

Look for them on the used book sale table. Come early. These are HOT items!

Too far from Mercy? No sweat! I'm willing to inter-office a selection of 10-15 audio CDs anywhere within Affinity. Just tell me which series you're interested in.

Why are we giving them away?
--limited shelving space for audiovisuals
--CE credits are available only for 3 years since date of publication
--Our libraries emphasize the most up-to-date info, so we want to make room for more recent issues.
-- Newer (current) editions are available on AudioCD and MP3 files that can be downloaded to your computer or MP3 player. Contact Michele Matucheski for more details on accessing the AudioDigest MP3 files from your desktop.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

The Cochrane Library is a mainstay of Evidence-based Practice. Cochrane Reviews are considered the 'Gold Standard' for high-quality systematic reviews and are used to support health care decisions. The Cochrane Library is produced by The Cochrane Collaboration, a group of clinicians, consumers, and researchers around the world.

We recently changed our access to The Cochrane Library. No longer do we get it through Ovid’s Evidence-based Medicine Reviews. Now we get it directly through Wiley, the publisher who owns the content. We believe this will make it easier for staff to find and use Cochrane Reviews because it will be easier to get to the full-text.

The Links on the Library web pages have been updated. The links to Cochrane Reviews should also work if you are searching PubMed or Clinical Queries or even Google Scholar -- as long as you are using an Affinity computer. Access is IP-authenticated, so no usernames or passwords needed.

Thursday, November 01, 2012

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the closing of the St. Elizabeth Hospital Library in Appleton, WI. Due to a recent company merger, subsequent down-sizing, and staff reductions, it is not possible to keep the St Elizabeth Hospital Library open.

Mary Bayorgeon with Dr. Pier in 1980. Mary is doing a MEDLINE Search with the old telephone coupler. This was cutting edge technology at the time!

In1973, Sister Rose Mary Pint, a visionary administrator hired Mary Bayorgeon to develop a professional library. She started part time and then went full-time when the Family Practice Residency program was initiated.

Karen Knorr, Library Assistant -1980

For many years, Mary B., Karen Knorr, and most recently Margo Lambert and Karen Witz served library customers near and far, including regular Inter-Library Loan-Lends to The New York Public Library.

The St Elizabeth Hospital Library was honored with the WHSLA Library of the Year in 1991. Mary Bayorgeon was honored as WHSLA Librarian of the Year in 2004.

The STE Library was a model of library design, as evidenced by Mary being asked to be a speaker at the symposium at NLM in 2003 when she was part of a panel of 3 hospital librarians speaking on the design of hospital libraries at the symposium on "The Library as Place: Symposium on Building and Revitalizing Health Science Libraries in the Digital Age."

Mary and Karen in 2003

In the 1990s, when I was a young Library Technician in Madison, WI, I remember calling the St Elizabeth Hospital Library for rush ILLs. Karen Knorr was always bright, friendly, ready and willing to help. When the opportunity arose to work with Mary B. and Karen in 1999, I jumped at the chance. The STE Library was a beacon of knowledge and light in the world of Health Science Libraries. I wanted to be part of that!

Through the years, St. Elizabeth Hospital Library Staff has always been dedicated to serving all our patrons including patients, their families, as well as physicians and hospital staff. Affinity staff will be served virtually by the Libraries at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh, WI, and The Ministry Libraries in Stevens Point and Marshfield, WI.

Friday, October 19, 2012

As Ministry and Affinity Libraries develop a model to serve all of our staff members efficiently and effectively, Library Services will be “Going Virtual”. To discover the Affinity Virtual Library and all the online resources we have to offer, please visit the Affinity Library Intranet Website by following the Library link from the Affinity Intranet.

We realize that you may have some questions about access to Library Service after the St. Elizabeth Hospital Libraries close. We will address some of these below :

1) Who do I contact if I need the following :
A book
An article
A literature search
Help with research
To learn how to use the library online tools (or other sources)
While the St. Elizabeth Hospital Libraries are closing, Ministry and Affinity staff will continue to receive personalized Library Service from qualified and dedicated librarians.

To get a copy of the book BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS),
contact Jeff Baldwin at 920-831-8388 or email via Outlook
Or stop in at The Learning Center office at St E's on 4 north to pick up a BLS Book for class.

To get a copy of the Neonatal Resuscitation Textbook (NRP), contact Laura Olson, Administrative Assistant for STE Birth Place at 920-730-4901 or email via Outlook.

NOTE: While the St. Elizabeth Hospital Libraries are closing, the Clark Family Library at Mercy Medical Center will remain open. If you normally use the Library at MMC and need to check out these books, they will be available at that Library. People who would usually borrow these books from the STE Libraries will need to contact Jeff or Laura.

3) Where will I be able to print in color? Or scan a document? Or send a fax?

Requests for color print jobs can be sent to the Affinity Print Shop. As for color multi-function devices on the St. Elizabeth Hospital campus, contact STE Administration.

4) Where will I be able to use a computer after the STE Library closes?

STE Resource Cafe : The 2 public computers (in the study carrels) in the Resource Cafe only have public internet access. You won't be able to get to the intranet on those 2 computers. You should be able to use the staff computer in the the Resource Cafe (behind the desk), if you need the Intranet.

STE IS Training Rooms in the basement may be quieter options for study space and computers. You'll probably need to ask Security to let you in as these rooms are typically locked when not scheduled for classes. Just be sure you have your employee badge so Security knows you are staff.

There are also computers on the units. Although we realize the environment on the units can be hectic and not conducive for study.

We are looking at options for a quiet study area with a few computers for staff to use. More details to come.

We know that you may have additional questions. Library staff will be happy to talk with you about these changes and will share additional information about the new Library Service model as soon as possible.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

A recent survey concerning use of the St. Elizabeth Hospital Libraries showed that 80% of staff members prefer to use online resources rather than visit the physical library. We anticipate that this trend will increase.

As Ministry and Affinity Libraries develop a model to serve all our employees efficiently and effectively, the St. Elizabeth Hospital Library will be “going virtual.” The physical library spaces at St. Elizabeth Hospital will be closing on Friday, October 19th.

To discover the Affinity Virtual Library and all the online tools that we offer, please visit the Affinity Library Web Page [Affinity Access only] or follow the link to the Library from the Affinity Intranet page.

Personalized Library Service will continue to be available to Affinity staff. For literature searches (research), article requests, or other library materials, please call Michele Matucheski at the Health Science Library, Mercy Medical Center, at 920-223-0342.

53 points on 14 pages cover the following topics : Rules for Nurses, Rules for Night Nurses, Class, and Charts. This is from the old Mercy School of Nursing which was part of Mercy Hospital in Oshkosh, WI, from 1912 - 1983. There is no date on this publication, so it's difficult to tell just when these rules were the norm. The Mercy School of Nursing was in operation from 1912- 1983.
The original resides in the Mercy School of Nursing file of the Mercy Medical Center Library Archives.

This Lakeside Hospital booklet dates back to 1911-17. Lakeside Hospital was built and run by Dr. M.E. Corbett. This booklet shows many images from the state-of-the-art facility. In 1917, Dr. Corbett asked the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother to take over operations at Lakeside. The Sisters purchased it, and changed the name to Mercy Hospital. The building still stands acorss from Menomonee Park in Oshkosh, WI. It is now apartments and assisted living called Bella Vista. The booklet has about 20 pages. The original resides in the Lakeside Hospital file of the Mercy Medical Center Library Archives.

Monday, August 13, 2012

The Hallmarks of Mercy exhibit, located in the lower level of Mercy Medical Center, traces the history of the hospital from its founding in 1891. The display includes numerous historical artifacts that have been retained or returned to Mercy over the years. And, individuals who have shared Mercy's history continue to add to the collection. Some items are added to display cases in the Hallmarks of History corridor and others are preserved in the archives of Mercy's Clark Family Health Science Library.

Within the past few months, three unique items have been donated. Julie Allen brought in the commemorative plate pictured above which shows the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother's [St Mary’s Hospital] hospital as it looked in the early 20th century. Another recent acquisition is an invitation to graduation ceremonies at the Mercy Medical School of Nursing in 1919. It was brought in by Jerome Best, a nephew of a 1919 graduate. Accompanying it was a graduation program printed as a community service by CastlePierce, another important part of Oshkosh's history.

In July, Affinity employees Jessica Ebsch and Amy Ann Tharp brought in a picture post card of the old St. Mary's Hospital that had been printed in Germany and mailed from one Sister to another on November 2, 1908. It was found in an antique shop in LaValle, Wisconsin!

If you haven't visited the Hallmarks of Mercy, stop in at any time or go to the library section of the Affinity Health System website at www.affinityhealth.org and check out the online archives.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Want to improve your Google search skills?
Want to be smarter and faster on the web?

Google is offering a FREE series of 6 web tutorials on just that.
These are the search secrets a Librarian (like me) would love to tell you!

It’s a valuable online class series. I guarantee you’ll learn SOMETHING if you invest the time and effort to do the classes and activities. These power searching skills are sure to help you at work, and it will help you in your home life, too!

Here are some things you’ll learn in the first class :
* Filtering image search results by color
* How does Google work? And what is a Spider, anyway?
* The Art of Choosing Keywords Wisely
* Word Order Matters
* Finding Text on a Web Page

Monday, July 23, 2012

Do you need to produce a reference list for a presentation, paper, project, or a policy? There are a number of free tools on the web that make this often tedious process a whole lot easier! These tools make it so easy to credit information sources, there’s no reason not to do so!

AMA Citation Generator
Plug in as little as a PubMed ID, ISBN, or Amazon url for a book or journal and this handy tool spits out a properly formatted AMA citation.

Citation Machine
Free tool designed to assist in generating APA, MLA, and Chicago style citations (Turabian is still under development). Part of the Landmarks for Schools Web site.

KnightCite Citation Service
Easily and freely generate citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago style formats for many types of print and electronic resources. Project of Heckman Library, Calvin.

Additionally, many of our journal index citation databases allow formatting the search results in many different citation styles including AMA, APA, MLA, and others. This includes Cinahl and the Ebsco databases.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Health Literacy is the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about your health and medical care. Health information can overwhelm even people with advanced literacy skills. About one third of the adult population in the United States has limited health literacy.

Limited health literacy can affect a patient's ability to

• Fill out complex forms
• Locate providers and services
• Share personal information such as health history
• Take care of yourself
• Manage a chronic disease
• Understand how to take medicines
-- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

If you would like to learn more about how to help patients be more health literate, please visit the Health Literacy Resources web page. (Affinity Access Only)

Monday, June 04, 2012

Where?
Outside the MMC Library, across from the Sisters on the Hallmarks of History, you’ll see a wire rack for the Free Book Exchange.

How it works :
• Bring a book and leave it.
• Pick one up and take it.
• Bring it back or pass it on.
• No check outs.
• Enjoy reading!
• Donations accepted. Items must be clean and in good condition, please.

Why?
Patients often request fiction and leisure reading material while they are staying at Mercy. However, this is out-of-scope for a health science library where our focus is health and medicine. We also know that some of our employees and volunteers are great readers, and want to share their books. This is a way to meet the needs of our patients and employees at WHOLE people.

Who can participate?
Anyone on the MMC Campus! Staff, visitors, volunteers, patients. Anyone walking by the rack can feel free to “give and take.”

Special Thanks to nurse Jean Wollenberg, a voracious reader, for the suggestion!

Monday, April 30, 2012

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database * provides unbiased, evidence-based info on complementary, alternative and integrative therapies, including some of the natural medicines and supplements patients may be taking.

Clinical Tools You Can Use

• The Effectiveness Checker in NMCD gives you evidence-based ratings on effectiveness for hundreds of medical conditions. Enter any disease or condition and find out what works and what doesn't. For example, see what natural medicines and alternative therapies work for osteoarthritis or weight loss.

To get started, just go to the Effectiveness Checker and enter any condition.
Click "Search" to get your detailed report, including ratings and recommendations.

• Preventing and Treating Nutrient Deficiencies is now available online. It gives patrons evidence-based information, guidelines, and advice on common nutrient deficiencies and how to treat them.
Bonus : Healthcare practitioners at Affinity get fully accredited CE/CME.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

You can also use some of the familiar search engines to find re-usable images. Settings in the Advanced search functions can help sort out those images in the public domain, or otherwise labeled for re-use.

3. Select other parameters as appropriate
4. In the Usage Rights section, click the radio button for "Only images labeled for reuse."
* Please be aware that conditions may apply to using any images you find through Google Image Search.

Did you find the perfect picture on Flickr? Another option is to ASK the owner for permission to use the image. With so many people posting their images, many hobbyists are very willing to share their work for limited purposes. Often, they are delighted someone takes an interest in their work.

Are you looking for medical images for a presentation or clinical education?
The purpose of this guide is to help you easily locate photographs, charts, diagrams, videos and other medical images on the web.

Consider Copyright
Most image sources will include information about the copyright status. Many sources will allow you to reproduce images for teaching or other non-commercial uses. Always to remember to attribute the source of the image when incorprating it into your own presentations.

Affinity Library Image Resources

Harrison's Online / Access Medicine (via Affinity subscription)
Images avaiable from Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine and the books in the Access Medicine / Lange Educational Library are searchable via the Advanced Search Page.
* Images may be used in teaching.
* Educational use refers to classroom teaching, lectures, presentations, rounds, and other instructional activities.
* Permission must be obtained for commercial use and the creation of derivative works.

MDConsult Images (via Affinity Subscription)
Users may print or download images for their personal, non-commercial use provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices are kept intact.

To use images in a poster, publication, or for any other similar use, permission must be requested through the Elsevier Rights Dept.

Wellcome Library Medical Photos
Includes over 40,000 contemporary and historical medical images from UK teaching hospitals and research institutes. Images on this site are freely available for download for personal, academic teaching or study use, under one of two Creative Commons licences. For further details please see our Terms of Use.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Do you need a break from your breakneck pace? Libraries have always had the reputation for being quiet places. But if you have visited a public library recently, you’ll know that these libraries are becoming hubs of activity and you can’t always expect a quiet atmosphere when you visit.

The Affinity Libraries are places you can go if you need to get even a few moments of peace. The medical libraries at Mercy Medical Center and St. Elizabeth Hospital offer comfortable surroundings so that you can create a mini-escape during your busy day. Michele Matucheski and Ann Paulsen (Clark Family Library at Mercy Medical Center) and Margo Lambert and Karen Witz (Health Science and Resource Cafe Libraries at St. Elizabeth Hospital) are happy to welcome visitors. If you need to use a computer or if you need information or materials to support your work we can provide it for you. If you just need to see a smiling face and a have brief respite from your busy day, we offer that as well.

So, if you need to escape during the course of a busy workday, the Affinity Libraries might just be the perfect destinations.

7. The Leadership secrets of Santa Claus : how to get big things done in your "Workshop"-- all year long Call Number: HD 57.7 H37 2003 SEH Library > Chapter 8 is "Be Good for Goodness Sake" with this summary : 1) Set the example 2) Establish Guidelines and Accountability 3) Remember that everything counts.

Many of our subscription databases offer a mobile version. Most of them are web-enabled, not technically an “app” that you would download to a device. In that respect, it doesn’t matter what brand of smartphone/tablet you have. Some of these are worth a look …

Premium resources available to you as an Affinity employee :

AccessMedicine Mobile

MDConsult Mobile

FirstConsult Mobile
Stop by and you’ll find other free and recommended apps and mobile resources.